Higher Level Maths Probability Course: Series of 4 Sessions

Higher Level Maths Probability Course: Series of 4 Sessions

DATE:        4 Classes, 1 hour each on Thursdays, 15th, 22nd, 29th April & 6th May
TIME:          7pm to 8pm
VENUE:      Zoom Meeting

This is a collaboration between Clare Education Centre, Limerick Education Centre and the Clare Limerick branch of the IMTA (Irish Maths Teachers Association).

Target audience: Teachers of Leaving Certificate Higher Level Maths.

Class 1

• Fundamental Principle of Counting / Factorial
• Permutations / Combinations / Binomial Coefficients
• Probability Definition
• Sample Space
• Rules of Probability – AND/OR/NOT
• Exam Questions

Class 2

• Experimental Probability (Relative Frequency) / Expected Outcome
• One-by-One Vs All-at-once Methods
• Venn Diagrams / Mutually Exclusive
• Tree Diagrams
• Exam Questions

Class 3

• Conditional Probability
• Independent Events
• Bernoulli Trials
• Binomial Distribution
• Exam Questions

Class 4

• More Difficult Exam Questions

Learning Outcomes

The learning outcomes will be aligned with the learning outcomes of the LC Higher Maths Syllabus listed here: